MP Article Archive
Gregg McClymont: Government's pensions changes not fit for purpose
Writing for Central Lobby, shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont says the Government should ensure more people have access to private sector pensions and make sure funds work in savers' interests.
Friday 24th May 2013
Laura Sandys MP: Busting Myths for National Epilepsy Week
Laura Sandys writes as an Epilepsy sufferer and chair of the APPG in parliament. The disease affects more than half a million people in the UK.
Friday 24th May 2013
Bob Neill MP: Taking on Lidl to save the Porcupine pub
Former community pubs minister Bob Neill is taking on Lidl which has has bought and seek to demolish the Porcupine Pub in Mottingham, in his constituency.
Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Angela Eagle: Cameron is running scared of PMQs
The Shadow Leader of the House tells PoliticsHome David Cameron is running scared from PMQs and a rebellious parliament.
Tuesday 21st May 2013
Alex Cunningham MP: Stop armed forces recruiting children
Ahead of his debate today, Labour MP Alex Cunningham argues that the UK’s “routine” practice of recruiting 16 year olds into the armed forces has to stop
Tuesday 21st May 2013
David Amess MP: The only way is.....Southend
David Amess sets out why Southend is far and away the best choice for UK City of Culture in 2017. He has a Westminster Hall debate on this subject today at 9.30am
Tuesday 21st May 2013
Andrea Leadsom MP: Caring responsibilities are affecting family life
Andrea Leadsom writes about 'Families that care', the latest report from the Centre for the Modern Family, established by Scottish Widows
Monday 20th May 2013
Mark Spencer MP: CPS gives impression reckless driving is ok
Ahead of his adjournment debate this afternoon, Tory MP Mark Spencer highlights a perception that authorities are more willing to prosecute for speeding offences than for injuries caused through reckless driving
Thursday 16th May 2013
Julie Hilling MP: Government’s dog control measures insufficient
Ahead of her adjournment debate later today, Labour MP Julie Hilling stresses the need for Dog Control Notices and comprehensive legislation to tackle the issue of dangerous dogs
Wednesday 15th May 2013
Baroness Howe: For the sake of our children
Writing for Central Lobby, crossbench peer Baroness Howe of Idlicote explains why she is introducing her Online Safety Bill which has its First Reading in the House of Lords today.
Tuesday 14th May 2013
Charlotte Leslie MP: Councils stopping children doing sport
Conservative MP Charlotte Leslie highlights the ‘perverse’ trend of children being prevented from having swimming lessons in council owned sports centres
Tuesday 14th May 2013
Caroline Flint MP: What happened to David Cameron’s promise to put everyone on the cheapest energy tariff?
Caroline Flint says that the cost of energy is the biggest concern for most voters. Was the failure to include tariff legislation in the Queen's speech a missed opportunity?
Tuesday 14th May 2013
Beyond the BRICs: why Britain must grasp African opportunities
Chuka Umunna writes from Lagos, Nigeria where he is leading a trade mission with business leaders from London and the North West.
Tuesday 14th May 2013
Michael McCann MP: Time to take Hezbollah seriously
Ahead of his debate today, Labour MP Michael McCann says the fallacy of Hezbollah’s 'supposed’ role in supporting Lebanese stability must be exposed
Thursday 9th May 2013
John Pugh MP : Planning for a big local win from Shale gas
Southport MP Dr John Pugh writes about the potential economic impact of fracking in his constituency. He is clear that the money must stay in the North West and not be siphoned off to London
Thursday 9th May 2013
Grant Shapps: We can win in 2015
Writing for PoliticsHome, Conservative chairman Grant Shapps says the Tories have 'lessons to learn' from last week's local election losses, but insists his party can win a majority in 2015.
Tuesday 7th May 2013
David Burrowes MP: Systematic discrimination still present in Burma
Tory MP David Burrowes calls for the slow and inconsistent reforms in Burma to be accelerated to prevent mass atrocities and protect human rights
Thursday 25th April 2013
Mark Hoban MP: Inspiring people back into work
The Minister for Employment sets out how the Work Programme is getting people off benefits and back into the workplace
Wednesday 24th April 2013
Liam Byrne: Iain Duncan Smith has admitted defeat on unemployment
Writing exclusively for PoliticsHome, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne says the Government's welfare programme is a 'totem of incompetence'.
Wednesday 24th April 2013
Chi Onwurah MP: Government warm words failing girls in ICT
Labour MP Chi Onwurah highlights poor levels of female ICT workers despite 'warm words' from companies and the government
Wednesday 24th April 2013
Jeremy Lefroy MP: Planning Enforcement needs greater weight
Stafford MP Jeremy Lefroy will this week present a Ten Minute Rule Bill to Parliament calling for stricter rules to impose fines on developers who deliberately exceed planning consents.
Tuesday 23rd April 2013
Virendra Sharma MP: Reducing health inequalities for all
Virendra Sharma hosts a Westminster Hall debate on health inequalities. As a London MP, his constituency has a higher rate of some diseases like tuberculosis, due to the socio-economic background of the area
Tuesday 23rd April 2013
Tom Greatrex MP: Gambling machines ‘duping’ public
Tom Greatrex argues that chance-based games on fixed-odds-betting-machines are an inappropriate driver for betting shops
Monday 22nd April 2013
Graham Stuart MP: Ambulance teams need you
Poor ambulance response times in rural areas are going unnoticed due to regional data aggregation says Beverley & Holderness MP, Graham Stuart
Friday 19th April 2013
Ann McKechin MP: Open Access - Breaking the Monopoly of Large Academic Publishers
Ann McKechin MP writes about about the Business, Innovation and Skills committee inquiry into open access in academic publishing.
Thursday 18th April 2013
Steve Brine MP: Keep young offenders off scrap-heap
A legislative change allowing offenders to erase minor convictions is to be welcomed, argues Tory MP Steve Brine
Wednesday 17th April 2013
Andrew George MP: Global shift to a low carbon economy
Andrew George MP writes about the added economic benefits of decarbonising energy generation ahead of his Westminster Hall debate
Wednesday 17th April 2013
Sadiq Khan: Tory spanner in defamation works
The threat of defamation must not be used as a tool to undermine free speech, argues Sadiq Khan
Tuesday 16th April 2013
Jack Dromey MP: Housing and health ‘inextricably linked’
Ahead of his speech to the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health conference, Shadow Communities and Local Government Minister Jack Dromey argues for further integration of housing and health policy
Tuesday 16th April 2013
Naomi Long MP: Christians under attack – we must act
MPs must send a strong message that religious persecution will not go unseen or unchallenged by the international community, says Naomi Long MP
Tuesday 16th April 2013
Steve Pound MP: Pharmacists 'vital to community health'
The vital healthcare work undertaken by community pharmacists should become the Third Pillar of healthcare within new NHS structures, argues Steve Pound MP
Monday 15th April 2013
Huw Irranca-Davies: Maggie and Me
Huw Irranca-Davies says while South Wales will never forgive Lady Thatcher for the miners' strike, it is time to move on.
Thursday 11th April 2013
John Healey: Why I'm boycotting Parliament today
Writing for Central Lobby, Labour MP John Healey explains why he is boycotting Parliament today as politicians debate the legacy of Baroness Thatcher.
Wednesday 10th April 2013
Dominic Raab MP: Flood insurance brinkmanship must be a wake up call
Conservative MP Dominic Raab warns the environmental debate in the UK has been “hi-jacked by the blinkered pursuit of decarbonisation”, as he prepares to lead a debate on flood insurance in the House of Commons this afternoon.
Tuesday 26th March 2013
Therese Coffey MP: Off the gas grid and under pressure
Off-gas grid households have been neglected for too long. They pay more, are more likely to be fuel poor and have less consumer protection, all for the arbitrary reason of not being on the mains gas network. We think that should change.
Monday 25th March 2013
Jim Dobbin: On World Water Day, Let’s Make Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene a Basic Human Right
Labour MP Jim Dobbin calls on David Cameron to push for a renewed focus on hygiene, sanitation and clean water when the successors to the Millennium Development Goals are set.
Friday 22nd March 2013
Greg Mulholland MP: Raising a cheaper pint to the Chancellor
Greg Mulholland MP has campaigned for years to get the beer duty escalator scrapped, as it was this week. He writes here about how this is a massive win for pubs and brewers and how it confirms this is a pro pub Government.
Friday 22nd March 2013
Chris Skidmore: Labour share the blame for Mid Staffs
Chris Skidmore, who sits on the Health Select Committee, says Andy Burnham and Labour 'share the blame for what happened at Mid Staffs'.
Sunday 17th March 2013
Nick Smith MP: Justice for the care home victims
Nick Smith MP acknowledges the abuse of 106 alleged care home victims in South Wales. He hopes Operation Jasmine will improve care for all vulnerable people
Friday 15th March 2013
Conservatives must show the vision and direction Europe needs
Richard Ashworth, leader of Conservative MEPs, believes the battle lines are shifting in the debate over the EU budget.
Tuesday 12th March 2013
Gordon Marsden MP: Use Government contracts to transform apprenticeship numbers
Shadow Business minister Gordon Marsden calls on the Government to use procurement to increase apprenticeship opportunities.
Tuesday 12th March 2013
Tom Greatrex MP: Shale gas should be treated with caution
Shadow Energy minister Tom Greatrex says the Government has "got its priorities all wrong" when it comes to potential shale gas exploration.
Monday 11th March 2013
Meg Munn MP: Getting women into Science, Engineering, and Technology.
On International Women's Day Meg Munn explains that the UK lags behind other European countries on getting women into Science, Engineering and Technology. She calls on politicians, business leaders and educators to help change this.
Friday 8th March 2013
Simon Wright MP: The Green Deal, it's all to play for
One month on since the launch of the Green Deal, Simon Wright MP looks at how it is progressing.
Wednesday 6th March 2013
Charles Hendry MP: UK is facing an energy crunch
The UK is facing an energy crunch, so we need to win public support for renewable technology, writes Charles Hendry MP.
Monday 4th March 2013
Charlotte Leslie MP: NHS conspiracy of silence cannot be allowed to continue
Charlotte Leslie tells PoliticsHome why those found to be negligent in the Mid Staffs scandal must face the consequences; and David Nicholson should resign.
Thursday 28th February 2013
Nadhim Zahawi MP: I call on the government to recognise Kurdish genocide
Nadhim Zahawi MP writes for Central Lobby ahead of the backbench business debate calling for the recognition of the Kurdish genocide in Iraq.
Thursday 28th February 2013
John Penrose MP: You might think I’d say this – Tourism is the key to jobs
Weston-super-Mare MP and former Tourism Minister John Penrose speaks up for the British tourism sector in light of the Olympic successes of 2012.
Thursday 28th February 2013
Sarah Champion MP: Tenants 'ripped off' by letting agents
Evidence shows that too many tenants are being ripped off by unscrupulous letting agents who fail to protect their money, and charge exorbitant fees which are completely opaque, writes Sarah Champion MP.
Wednesday 27th February 2013
Sarah Teather MP: Support systems are failing asylum seeking families and children
How many of us could manage to live on £5 pounds a day? I don’t think it’s presumptuous to assume that most people, if not all, would struggle writes Sarah Teather MP.
Wednesday 27th February 2013
The Bedroom Tax is in chaos. Yet Ministers bury their heads in the sand
Writing for Central Lobby, Labour's Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Liam Byrne accuses ministers of "burying their heads in the sand" as the bedroom tax plans "descened into farce".
Wednesday 27th February 2013
Rachel Reeves: Coalition is economically vandalising the north
Labour MP for Leeds and Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rachel Reeves hits back at Nick Clegg's speech lamenting Britain's economic overreliance on London.
Tuesday 19th February 2013
Jon Ashworth: Cameron in India - unless he changes his immigration policy on students the UK will lose his global race
Labour MP Jon Ashworth says the Government's immigration policies are 'undermining our universities'.
Monday 18th February 2013
Nicola Blackwood MP: Sexual violence as a weapon of war
There is little if any deterrent against sexual violence in most fragile and conflict-affected states, writes Nicola Blackwood MP.
Thursday 14th February 2013
Caroline Nokes MP: Eating disorders can affect anyone
Eating disorders are not just about food, writes Caroline Nokes MP, to highlight Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Thursday 14th February 2013
David Burrowes MP: Let’s shine a light on eating disorders
Let’s shine a light on eating disorders – the most hidden and highest mental health killer, writes David Burrowes MP.
Thursday 14th February 2013Scotland must lead the way on international development
An independent Scotland must be a “global leader in international development”, Scottish external affairs minister Humza Yousaf argues.
Thursday 14th February 2013
Stella Creasy MP: The Government must make ending violence against women a priority
There are worrying signs the Government is downgrading efforts to stop violence against women, says Stella Creasy.
Thursday 14th February 2013
Peter Luff MP: Addressing the deficit of engineers and scientists
Peter Luff MP has a ten minute rule motion on Science Technology and Engineering careers information in schools. He argues that our future depends on more young people studying STEM subjects.
Wednesday 13th February 2013
Nadine Dorries MP: Engineering as a career choice for young people
Nadine Dorries MP has tabled a Westminster Hall debate on Engineering as a career choice for young people
Wednesday 13th February 2013
Caroline Lucas MP: Enough of the doublespeak - this is a subsidy by another name
Caroline Lucas calls on the government to halt the nuclear contracting process in a Backbench Business debate on nuclear subsidy.
Thursday 7th February 2013
Mike Weatherley MP: The nuclear option
On the day of a Backbench Business Committee debate on nuclear subsidy Mike Weatherley MP set out why he opposes further taxpayer support to this sector.
Thursday 7th February 2013
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP: Treatable, not terminal illnesses
Ensuring that people with terminal illnesses have access to medicine is an issue that should concern us all, writes Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP.
Monday 4th February 2013
Chris Skidmore MP: Discovery of Richard III re-opens important debate
The discovery of Richard III's remains underneath a car park in Leicester gives us an opportunity to re-open the debate about one of our most well-known kings, writes Chris Skidmore MP.
Monday 4th February 2013
Angie Bray: David Cameron can't leave Leveson hanging
Culture Committee member Angie Bray writes for PoliticsHome urging action on the Leveson proposals, but warning against any state regulation of the press.
Friday 1st February 2013